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I'm on an Airplane right now at 30,000 ft, why is my “Current Location” pointing to an Airport? [closed]
Right now as I write this I'm on a Delta flight from Atlanta heading to Boston (Technology is amazing). We are 30,000 feet in the air (probably over somewhere in D.C. area) and will be landing in an ...
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Is there any information that can be gleaned from cell towers with a phone that is not on an active plan? [closed]
Specifically can geo-location data be exchanged (e.g. AGPS) without active cell service?
I do know that cellular companies are already required by law to provide E911 as a service regardless of ...
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Remote and Local IP address - determine location
There is way to determine location (on a map) remote IP.
Was wondering how to determine user location if I now local IP?
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Proxy Pass via ajp does not work for hashed url
I have apache in front of Jboss working on 80 port and jboss listens to 8080. Apache forwards every request to Jboss. So its quiet standard scenario nothing fancy . . .
My first task was to log ...
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Restore Windows 7 Libraries links without reinstalling?
i did something rather stupid and now i don't know how to fix my mistake.
i built a new PC with an SSD and a HDD. the SSD is for the system files and most applications, but the HDD is for data. for ...
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How to find out which files are stored in a certain section on the disk [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I determine what file occupies a given sector?
My hard drive recently spit out bad sectors. I used ddrescue to clone it onto a another drive. Unfortunately there ...
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How to change default windows (or dialogs) start position?
After connecting a projector on my computer, screen resolution has changed accordingly to video output (from 1920x1080 to 1024x768). But that's not really a problem.
The problem is, now -- at high ...
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Is there a way to access OS X location services from the command line?
I'd like to be able to fetch OS X's current estimate of location from the the command-line so that I can script based on it. Is there a tool that does this?
I've found apps like locations that let ...
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Is there an App for Mac OS X that's like `Locale` for the iOS?
Locale is great because it can change my iPhone settings based on my location, time of day, etc. Is there something like that for Mac OS X that'll do something similar? Based on the WiFi I connect to, ...
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Hiding my location to websites with region-specific languages/content
I just went to download Microsoft Secority Essentials and it enraged me as it redirected me to a site in my home language and not the default English. If I go to America, I don't want them to speak ...
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Firefox local storage and cache questions
Where I can find the contents of local storage saved in firefox? I have searched into the profile and appdata folder but i couldn´t find any reference to local storage.
Also is there any way i can, ...
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Windows 7 Regional wallpaper packs: Where in the world?
Is there a list somewhere of the geographical location of the Windows 7 wallpapers?
I'd love to know more about some of these places, but apart from the region they're bundled with, there's not ...
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How could Google Latitude find my exact PC location with no GPS or public wifi?
I found a similar question here but I still don't get it.
You see, I live in a small town and every time I check my IP location via online services or speed test websites, my location appears to be ...
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Where are my offline files if they are not in C:/windows/CSC?
I am using Windows 7 and am unable to find my offline folders. They're not at c:/windows/csc. I've unhidden hidden files and folders and protected operating system files. Where else could they be?
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finding geolocation from an ip address
How can I find a location such as city/state or country from an ip address?
Is there a ruby gem or python module to do this? Or if there is a website which has an API.
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Windows: Automatically change time based on current location
I often move between 2 time zones, and expect my Windows 7 laptop to somehow automatically change the system time, being spoiled by the same feature on my cell phone. I always assumed that desktop ...
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I want to make Macintosh Security Settings Location-Aware and Automatic
I have a Macbook Pro that I take from home to work to coffee shops to hotels. When I am at home, I want it to not require a password except after 4 hours of inactivity. When I am traveling, I want it ...
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TP-Link TL-WA901ND Wireless Access Point extremely sensitive about location
I bought a TP-Link TL-WA901ND Wireless Access Point (AP) to replace my Linksys WRT54GL, because i wanted 802.11n wireless.
However, i'm having huge problems with getting my laptop to connect. The AP ...
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How do I decide where to place my AP in order to minimize interference?
We have an AP and I'm wondering if we can reduce interference by moving the AP to another place.
I know that other APs can interfere and I've set the router to use channels that are more free.
But ...
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Bluetooth proximity in OSX
Is there a way or an application in OSX that can tell me if a Bluetooth device is near the computer? Maybe via signal strength? I know there are things out there to check for the existence of a ...
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Windows 7 add ftp location to Favorites in Windows Explorer
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, and am trying to add a local FTP location to my Windows explorer favorites. For some reason, when I've browsed to say ftp://localaddr, and right click on ...
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How to change the default user location in windows 7 [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Moving users folder on Windows Vista/Seven to another partition
I have been looking around and I figured out how to change the default program files location to D:\ and ...
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How to relink user folders in Windows 7
The short story: Win7 lost track of my user folders location (desktop, my documents, my pictures etc...). They now reside on a different partition. How can I relink these folders?
The long story:
The ...
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Where should I put applications that need data on Linux/Ubuntu
I just downloaded Eclipse, and it is packaged as a compressed file. Within is a folder with the application plus configuration and any plugins et cetera. Should I simply put this in my /usr/bin ...
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Chrome not selecting correct language for Help tab
When I click Help in Chrome, a new tab appears with the Google help links etc as expected, but I have a message saying: "This Help Centre is not currently available in your language...", etc.
The ...
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where is the router configuration/setup page physically stored?
I was trying to log into my friend's router setup page. However, the password field respond in a such a way that when I type in one character, 3 black circles appear in the field. My friend said his ...
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Make default printer choice location aware, i.e. based on WiFi network, without Windows 7 Professional
I have two printers, one at work and one at home. I'd like Windows to make the appropriate printer the default printer based on what WiFi network I'm connected to or at least in range of (home or ...
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How do you specify the location of libraries to a binary? (linux)
For this question I'll be using a specific example, but really this generalizes to pretty much any binary on linux that can't seem to find its' dependent libraries. So, I have a program that won't run ...
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linux software to query the skyhook database
I'm a Ubuntu user. I'm looking for some software which will query the Skyhook database with the MAC addresses of all the wifi hotspots in range of my computer and display the results. I'm looking for ...
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Windows XP - how to move Desktop and Favorites locations?
how could I move the Desktop location and the Favoriets location on Windows XP SP3?
Let's say for instance I want to move them out from "C:\Documents and Settings\User" into "C:\".
Is this possible?
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How can you find out the location of the “My DropBox” folder?
The installation default for the Dropbox sync folder is [My documents]\My Dropbox. I recall that it is possible to choose other locations however. How can I find out at run-time from my D2006 app ...
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Location for Google search and Firefox wrong
On a workstation I administer when ever the user opens Firefox or use Google to search for something both think I am in the Netherlands rather than the US. I have checked the location and language ...
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Where does Songbird stores the playlists?
Songbird is not working right on my machine, i'm trying to recover my playlists...
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ubuntu make install location
When we,
./configure
make
make install
where are the programs installed?
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How to change the address at FAT(or similar) to change the location of file?
I have a huge file which is about 67 GB is size. It takes a long time to move this file from one drive to another.
So is there a way, from which I can change its memory address(I dont know the ...
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How do I disable location services system wide?
Google has an API which can determine someone's location based on the wifi router names which a user's computer can see. You will see this if you go to google maps and your browser may ask if you ...
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How mail tracking works?
whoreadme
is the web site that helps to track mail reader's location as well as it acknowledges when reader opens mail.
What is the concept of detection behind this?
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Where does Steam download apps to (save path) on Mac
Where is the local content stored?
Any help is appreciated :)
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How can I get the place where a function is defined in VIM quickly?
I've installed taglist and nerdtree plugins, and I wonder if there's way to quickly find the location where some function is defined, just as what Control and pressing function name in Eclipse does? ...
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Windows Patch List Location
Can anyone tell me the location of the file, reg key, that contains the patches/updates to Windows? This is for both Server 2003 and 2008. They appear to be different locations but, I cannot seem to ...
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If I receive files over the FTP command line, where will they be saved?
If I receive files over the FTP command line, where will they be saved?
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launchd: Start script when entering a location
Question: Is there a way to configure a LaunchAgent to start (and keep alive) a script when entering a specific location?
Example: When switching to the location "Office" i want to trigger a ...
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Show the location of any opened file
How do I find out the location of any opened files or applications in Windows XP 32 bit?
For example, I have an application running as well as some Excel files open. How do I quickly find out their ...
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Dealing with the locations of libraries
What can you do when your linux system "can't find" dynamically linked libraries that are indeed installed in their correct locations?
Case in point, I'm trying to run a program called 'ucanvcam':
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Where can I store my bookmarks online? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I store my private bookmarks online?
What is the best online bookmark service?
I am preparing to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 and need a place to ...
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How do I install programs onto an alternate drive?
Windows 7 (Ultimate, 32-bit) automatically selects the drive and folder to install programs into. How do I access/change the default? I have a small, 10K RPM drive which I would like to limit to the ...
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Where do I find driver installation info from a previous install
I just tried to reinstall Windows XP on a new hard drive. It installs and boots just fine, but now I can't get a lot of the built-in hardware working because I seem to have misplaced my motherboard ...
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Optimal Fan Placement and Direction for Air-Cooling a Computer
My current computer has always run unusually hot no matter what steps I have taken such as: lots of fans—including four 120mms; thermal grease—both generic and Arctic Silver V; placement of the ...
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On Linux, mounting network drives depending on the network profile
In Linux, is there a way to automatically mount different network filers depending on depending on the network profile?
I have a laptop that moves from place to place and would like to mount or not ...
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Marco Polo for Windows
Marco Polo is an Apple solution which "knows" where you are and configures your networking, printers, shares, proxies etc... Basically anything that can change when you change location.
Windows 7 has ...
